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Angela ate at the same restaurant four times. Each time she ordered a salad and left a $5 tip. She spent a total of $54. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of each salad.
To find:The cost of each salad.
Answer to Problem 21P
The cost of each salad is $8.5
Explanation of Solution
Given information:Angela ate at the same restaurant four times. Each time she ordered a salad and left a $5 tip. She spent a total of $54.
Calculation: Let the cost of each salad be x .
Each time Angela ate a salad and left a $5 tip.
Then, Angela spent each time at the restaurant
Therefore, Angela spent four times at the restaurant
Angela spent a total of $54.
According to the problem,
Thus, the cost of each salad is $8.5
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